1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.

by Ares Demertzis (October 2009)

 
He snorted two lines noisily, followed by a lingering, satisfied, guttural sigh.

He bent over the mirror again for another short toot, sharing one line between two nostrils.

After moistening the tip of an index finger with his tongue, he pressed it into the powder and then rubbed the cocaine across the upper gums in his mouth.

This is merely the first part of global restructuring; the New World Order. Next up is to make the U.S. dollar ´one among equals´ with other currencies. Why should the dollar be the dominant international currency? Makes no sense; it isn´t fair.”

“Where´s that money coming from? Will the IRS follow Geldof´s lead: ´Give us yer fokin money!´?”   

“We have to share the wealth to achieve an all inclusive future, sharing our prosperity with poor people not only here, but more importantly with those around the globe who are in even more need. To accomplish that, fathers and their families will have to be inconvenienced. Sorry about that.”

“You think making everyone equally poor is an acceptable solution to inequality?”

“Our wealth was made on their backs; it´s only fair we give some of it back, bro.”

“You know I always worked in politics for the Democrats, but for some time now, like David Horowitz, Chris Hitchens, Dick Morris, and all those others, there are some second thoughts that need to be addressed. Communism has a violent, horrifying resume; a dreadfully bloody footprint.”

world with multiple power centers has always been less stable than one with a single, or two rival superpowers.”

With that, both of us, two colleagues, mercenaries whose highly remunerative undertaking is manipulating the political system, burst into irrepressible, rowdy laughter, slapping our hands together in a noisy high five.

 

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